diff --git a/Plugin/unraid/include/common.php b/Plugin/unraid/include/common.php
index 495cc68..79676eb 100644
--- a/Plugin/unraid/include/common.php
+++ b/Plugin/unraid/include/common.php
@@ -176,11 +176,12 @@ function vv_docker_stopped(): array {
 // per GPU, so splitting the whole output on commas (as this once did) runs the rows together
 // and only ever describes GPU 0.
 function vv_gpu_stats_all(): array {
-    $out = shell_exec('nvidia-smi --query-gpu=index,uuid,name,memory.used,memory.total,utilization.gpu,temperature.gpu,power.draw,utilization.encoder,utilization.decoder --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>/dev/null');
-    if (!$out) return [];
-
+    // No early return when nvidia-smi is absent: a box with no discrete card still has to reach
+    // the integrated-graphics check below. Returning here is what kept HOST2 reporting no GPU
+    // even after that check existed.
+    $out  = shell_exec('nvidia-smi --query-gpu=index,uuid,name,memory.used,memory.total,utilization.gpu,temperature.gpu,power.draw,utilization.encoder,utilization.decoder --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>/dev/null');
     $gpus = [];
-    foreach (explode("\n", trim($out)) as $line) {
+    foreach (explode("\n", trim((string)$out)) as $line) {
         if (!$line) continue;
         $p = array_map('trim', explode(',', $line));
         if (count($p) < 10) continue;